Photo: Ulysse del Drago
Canada, 1991. 102 min.
Elias Koteas, Arsinee Janjian, Maury Chaykin, Gabrielle Rose, Jennifer Dale
Inspired by the fire that took place in his family home, Atom Egoyan won the Golden Spike of the Valladolid Festival with this hypnotic and onyrical drama.
A couple of voyeuristic tendencies, an insurance appraiser obsessed with solving the life of their clients, and a porn film censor, become film subjects due to the sexual whim of their neighbors.
Inspired by the fire that took place in his family home, Atom Egoyan won the Golden Spike at the Valladolid Festival with this hypnotic and dreamlike drama.
A couple with voyeuristic tendencies, an insurance applicant obtained with solving his clients' lives, and a pornographic film censor become cinematic subjects for the sexual whom of their neighbours.
-Another cold social comedy of the enigmatic director, deepens Egoyan's reflection on human relations devalued by demonic media»
Another chilly social comedy from the enigmatic director, it deepens Egoyan's reflection on human relationships devalued by the demonic media.
Rita Kaltry
The Washington Post
Canada, 1997. 110 min
A man named Billy just lost his wife, died of cancer. Even with the pain on top, he drives his car down a narrow mountain road, behind a school bus, which suddenly gets out of the way, waving and sinking into a semi-frozen lake.
A man named Billy has just lost his wife, who died of cancer. Still grieving, he drives his car down a narrow mountain road, behind a school bus, which suddenly goes off the road, plunging into a semi-frozen lake.
Both the film and the book are carefully fragmented, and both move indirectly towards the lighting they seek. But the narrative force of the book contributes to making this the most accessible film of Egoyan. By making this material his own, the filmmaker creates schematic and intuitive images that are disturbing to crystallize the situation of the characters.
Both film and book are carefully fragmented, and both move indirectly towards the enlightenment they seek. But the book's built-in narrative strength helps to make this Egoyan's most accessible film. Making this material very much his own, the filmmaker creates schematic, intuitive images that hauntingly crystallize the characteristics' situations.
Janet Maslin
The New York Times
Canada - Germany, 2015. 91 min
Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Dean Norris, Jürgen Prothnow, James Cade, Bruno Ganz
Zev and his best friend Max make a pact to dedicate what they have left to resolve an outstanding matter: to find and take revenge on the Nazi commander responsible for killing their families during the war. Although Zev is losing his memory for Alzheimer's, Max is too weak to leave the old people's home, so he must take an extraordinary trip to find the executioner before it's too late. The shocking truth that awaits Zev when he finally finds himself face to face with him will return his life upside down.
Zev and his best friend Max make a package to devote what remains of their lives to resolve unfinished business: finding and taking revenge on the Nazi commander responsible for killing their families during the war. Although Zev is losing his memory to Alzheimer's, Max is too weak to leave the nursing home, so he must embark on an extraordinary journey to find the executioner before it is too late. The shock truth that awaits Zev when he finally comes face to face with him will turn his life upside down.
A story about the (des) memory of a genocide (something that Egoyan already fought, in 2002, with 'Ararat') that condemns the horror of history in a private drama full of shadows and mirage, in the way of 'Death and the Maid'.
A story about the (dis) memory of a genocide (something that Egoyan already fell, in 2002, with 'Ararat') that condemns the horror of History in a private drama full of shadows and myrages, in the manner of 'Death and the Maiden'.
Manuel Yáñez Murillo
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